Romeo and Juliet Mastery Activity Planning Guide

 

Essential Question(s): What is Shakespeare telling us and how does he say it?

 

Step One: Generate Ideas

 

Read through scene together and discuss:

 

What is the scene about? (plot and character development):

 

 

What is Shakespeare telling us in this scene (themes):

 

 

What is unique or interesting in the way he tells us (language & literary technique):

 

____ metaphor     _____ simile      _____ personification     _____ imagery    

 

_____ irony       _____ strong diction     _____ oxymoron    _____ other:__________

 

Step Two: Create Lesson Plan

 

What do we want the class to understand or do better by the end of our lesson?

 

Plot/Character Development:

 

Theme:

 

Language/Literary Technique:

 

 

How will we get them to those goals? (Lesson Plan goes here – include times)
 

1. Re-enactment:

 

 

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How will we know if they learned our lessons?

 

 

 


Step Three: Practice Scenes, Gather Materials, Assign Responsibilities, Practice and Time Lesson

 

List materials needed here; check them off as you get them:

 

 

 

 

List Group Members here & what his/her responsibilities are:

 

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Explain your poster here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice Your Scenes & Lesson – get times down.

 

 

 

 

 

Who will fill in if we have absences?

 

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